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Tom Tykwer

Tom Tykwer, born in Wuppertal in 1965, has worked as a film producer, director, screenwriter and composer. He is most internationally renowned for directing films like "Run Lola Run" and "Perfume:TheStory of a Murderer."

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Lola Rennt 1998 - Franka Potente, 1998

'Run Lola Run' to get a Bollywood remake

Tom Tykwer's high-geared classic from 1998 is getting a Bollywood makeover, starring Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin.
FilmFebruary 18, 2020
one woman, several men, Moka Efti Orchestra

Back to the 1920s with the Moka Efti Orchestra

The band from Germany's famed "Babylon Berlin" TV series captures life in Berlin during the Golden Twenties.
CultureFebruary 14, 2020
USA Film Filmregisseur Alfred Hitchcock

'Like Bach in music': Hitchcock's influence

The British director was born 120 years ago, and Alfred Hitchcock's films have hardly aged. We found out why.
FilmAugust 13, 2019
Deutschland, Brandenburger-Tor, Graffiti an der Berliner Mauer 1989

Far-out film project to be shown behind a fake Berlin Wall

Wrapped in mystery, the Dau project will have its visitors go through a replica of the Berlin Wall.
CultureAugust 28, 2018
A dead body lies on a swimming pool terrace as people gather around

Perfume TV series premieres at the Munich Film Festival

The TV series based on Patrick Süskind's 1985 bestseller Perfume: Story of a Murderer is set in present-day Germany.
FilmJune 29, 2018
Berlinale Wettbewerb 2018 In den Gängen

Berlinale: The top titles in the competition

Who will win the Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear award? Here's a look at some of the top candidates.
FilmFebruary 24, 2018
Kombi-Bild Berlinale Jury 2018

Berlinale 2018: Meet the jury

19 films, 10 days, 8 bears. Who will get the Golden and Silver Bears? These are the people in charge of the decision.
FilmFebruary 16, 2018
Deutschland Film Geschichte Filmszene Jenseits der Stille Flash-Galerie

10 remarkable German film debuts

While many debut films have marked the start of a successful career for some directors, others were quickly forgotten.
CultureJanuary 23, 2018
Filmstill WONDER WOMAN, Gal Gado

Persons of the year in culture

From Meryl Streep to Wonder Woman and Harvey Weinstein: these are the men and women who shaped culture in 2017.
CultureDecember 29, 201714 images
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Tom Tykwer to head Berlinale Jury in 2018

German director of "Run Lola Run" and "Babylon Berlin," Tom Tykwer, will serve as jury president of the 68th Berlin Inte
CultureNovember 2, 2017
Babylon Berlin

'Babylon Berlin': Germany's most expensive TV series ever

Tom Tykwer's "Babylon Berlin," portrays the roaring 1920s in Berlin — a vibrant period before the Nazis came to power.
CultureOctober 16, 2017
Ausstellung Metropolis

Top 10 German Sci-fi Films

A new edition of KINO Favorites: The best German Sci-fi movies.
CultureMarch 6, 2017
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KINO - The Movie Magazine | 05.03.2017

A new edition of KINO Favorites: The best German Sci-fi movies.
CultureMarch 6, 2017
Ausstellung Metropolis

Top 10 German Sci-fi Films

A new edition of KINO Favorites: The best German Sci-fi movies.
CultureDecember 5, 2016
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KINO - The Movie Magazine | 04.12 2016

A new edition of KINO Favorites: The best German Sci-fi movies
CultureDecember 5, 2016
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Waking up in purgatory: Kenyan-German film 'Kati Kati'

"Kati Kati," a co-production between Kenya and Germany, is set to screen in Berlin for the first time.
CultureNovember 24, 2016
Internationale Hofer Filmtage

Hof Looks Back at 50 Years of its Festival

After 50 years the Hof International Film Festival starts a new chapter. KINO looks back, and ahead.
CultureNovember 7, 2016
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Tom Tykwer on location in Germany

A new 1920s Berlin Street has been built as a film set in Potsdam.
June 1, 2016
Film Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer

German Film Awards honor Nazi hunter biopic

"The People vs. Fritz Bauer" emerges as big winner at event drawing the biggest names in Germany's film industry.
May 28, 2016
Er ist wieder da

Criticism ahead of the German Film Awards 2016

The German Film Awards honor the best films of the last year. Some, however, don't seem to like the films they focus on.
May 25, 2016
Tom Tykwer

Movie maestro Tom Tykwer

Tom Tykwer is known for his stylish films and experimental style. Now he’s even conquered Hollywood.
May 2, 2016
Deutschland Hans Christoph von Bock, Tom Tykwer und Adrian Kennedy in Berlin

A Hologram for the King

The new film by Tom Tykwer, with Tom Hanks: surprising, with subtle humor.
May 2, 2016

Arts.21 - The Cultural Magazine | 01.05.2016

Arts.21 on orchestrated media hype, Tom Tykwer’s film experiments, and the horror of the Holocaust.
May 2, 2016

KINO - The Movie Magazine | 01.05.2016

KINO: The Film Magazine on director Tom Tykwer's latest coup, and the depths of Fritz Lang's soul.
May 2, 2016
Tom Tykwer, Copyright: picture-alliance/empics/PA Wire/D. Leal-Olivas

With Tom Hanks in the desert: Why Tom Tykwer is optimistic

Gernan director Tom Tykwer speaks with DW about the inspiration for his latest blockbuster.
April 27, 2016
16.12.2010 DW-TV IM FOKUS Tykwer

Tom Tykwer's most outstanding films

We take a look at the most important movies and film productions by Tom Tykwer.
CultureApril 27, 20169 images
Scene from A Hologram for the King Copyright: X Verleih

Tom Tykwer's 'Hologram' premieres in New York

A comedy that portrays the clash of cultures with Tom Hanks in the lead role, subtle humor and great locations.
April 20, 2016
Directors of "Babylon Berlin": Hendrik Handloegten, Tom Tykwer and Achim von Borries

Tom Tykwer to direct ambitious German TV series

The high-budget series "Babylon Berlin" explores the seedy side of Berlin in the 1920s and will be filmed in April.
February 11, 2016
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Literary musings

"Cloud Atlas" author David Mitchell talks to DW about the pan-European roots of his writing.
March 12, 2013
In the film Cloud Atlas, a man looks through old documents. (Photo: © Cloud Atlas Production GmbH)

November 2012: DW's Culture Calendar

Smartphone art, famous ateliers and undiscovered films provide the November's cultural highlights.
October 31, 2012
A scene from "Cloud Atlas"

Cloud Atlas

Tom Tykwer has turned an 'unfilmable' book into a boundary-breaking film.
September 18, 2012
Vincent and his friend Alexander arrive at the sea

The winner is...

An unlikely road movie has won the Golden Lola for best German film, worth half a million euros.
April 9, 2011

April 2011: DW's culture calendar

From music and art to film and dance - find out what's going on in Germany's cultural scene. Deutsche Welle has compiled a list of this month's highlights.
March 31, 2011
Tom Tykwer, Hawa Essuman, Billy Kahora

Soul Boy

German director Tom Tykwer's latest film was made with young people living in a Kenyan slum.
December 6, 2010
Roman Polanski

Europe's Oscars

Director Roman Polanski receives award as best director at European Film Awards.
December 5, 2010
Quentin Tarantino

Lions await

The venerated Venice Film Festival opens with US director Quentin Tarantino as head of the jury.
September 1, 2010
Clive Owen, left, Naomi Watts, center, and director Tom Tykwer

Berlin Film Festival

Next February's Berlinale will focus on the human toll of globalization, organizers have revealed.
December 13, 2008
Volker Schloendorff

Return of the Auteur

DW spoke to director Volker Schloendorff about the challenges facing today's film-makers.
June 20, 2008

Bestselling Novel "Perfume" Hits the Big Screen

Reviews of the long-awaited film version of "Perfume," the bestselling novel by Patrick Süskind, are ambivalent. After all, how does one transform the book's central topic, exquisite scent, into images on the big screen?
September 7, 2006

Disappointment for Germany at Venice Film Festival

Germany's contribution to this year's Venice Film Festival is respectable enough -- but it could have been so much more.
August 31, 2006

Tykwer Takes Prize for Best German Short Film

November 5, 2004

Much Ado About "Heaven"

"Heaven" by 36-year-old German film director Tom Tykwer was the opening film of the 52nd Berlin Film Festival. It's been sharply criticised, praised to the skies and above all much talked about.
February 9, 2002